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Mars Was Wet

Dec 6th, 2004 6:48:31 am - Subscribe
From the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's website:

The most dramatic findings so far from NASA's twin Mars rovers [Spirit and Opportunity] -- telltale evidence for a wet and possibly habitable environment in the arid planet's past -- passed rigorous scientific scrutiny for publication in a major research journal.

Although the findings do not mean that Mars was covered with liquid water like Earth, it does mean that there might have been enough water to support life.

Also, the article states that the rovers are still in great shape, going far and beyond the original goals of the mission.

Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory's website
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In Development: Full Moon Fever

Dec 6th, 2004 6:27:40 am - Subscribe
Lycans on the Moon
A movie based upon Joe Casey's graphic novel Full Moon Fever is getting under way. The film will be produced Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter.

The graphic novel tackles this scenario: what happens when you put werewolves on the moon? They are always in their lycan form, of course.

Source: ComingSoon.net
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ScifiSynd 10 Bestsellers

Oct 11th, 2004 3:18:29 am - Subscribe
Science Fiction Syndicated's Top 10 Book Bestsellers, Science Fiction and Fantasy

October 10, 2004

Alternate history takes first; King is still King; Mercedes Lackey makes the list.

1. The Plot Against America : A Novel, Philip Roth, Score: 28.3

2. The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, Book 7), Stephen King, Score: 27.6

3. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel, Susanna Clarke, Score: 24.1

4. Incubus Dreams (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter), Laurell K. Hamilton, Score: 23.5

5. The Time Traveler's Wife (Harvest Book), Audrey Niffenegger, Score: 16.4

6. Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, Book 6), Stephen King, Darrel Anderson (Illustrator), Score: 15.3

7. The Two Swords (Forgotten Realms Novel: Hunter's Blades Trilogy), R. A. Salvatore, Score: 12

8. Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book 5), Stephen King, Bernie Wrightson, Score: 5

9. To Light A Candle (The Obsidian Trilogy, Book 2), Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory, Score: 4.5

10. Seize the Night, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Score: 2

Highest Score is 37. ScifiSynd's Bestsellers includes hard- and soft-cover and trade paperbacks.
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ScifiSynd 10 eBestsellers

Oct 7th, 2004 2:06:46 am - Subscribe
Science Fiction Syndicated's Top 10 eBook Bestsellers, Science Fiction and Fantasy

October 06, 2004

King shows strong; Star Wars abounds; Greg Bear stays on top.

1. Darwin's Radio, Greg Bear, Score: 20.2

2. I, Robot, Isaac Asimov, Score: 17.55

3. The Dark Tower The Dark Tower VII, Stephen King, Score: 15.2

4. Ylesia (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order), Walter Jon Williams, Score: 11.7

5. Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Recovery, Troy Denning, Score: 10.7

6. The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1), Stephen King, Score: 9.15

7. Riding the Bullet, Stephen King, Score: 9.1

8. Marque and Reprisal, Elizabeth Moon, Score: 9

9. Darwin's Children, Greg Bear, Score: 8.1

10.Guilty Pleasures, Laurell K. Hamilton, Score: 7

Highest Score is 33.50. ScifiSynd's eBestsellers includes all formats.
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Genesis Update

Oct 5th, 2004 3:52:43 am - Subscribe
When Genesis slammed into the Utah ground on September 8th, there wasn't a lot of optimism about the state of the samples the probe brought back. However, by September 23rd, the first scientific samples from Genesis were shipped from a specially constructed "cleanroom" at the U.S. Army Proving Ground in Dugway, Utah.

As of now, the Genesis team is showing a great deal of optimism about the recovery of samples. In a press release, Genesis Project Manager Don Sweetnam said, "If you had told me September 8 that we would be ready to move Genesis samples to Houston within the month I would have replied, 'no way.' But here we are, with an opportunity to fulfill our major science objectives. It is a great day for Genesis, and I expect many more to come."

Recovered from the wreckage:
Four separate segments of the concentrator target used to measure the isotopic ratios of oxygen and nitrogen. They contain the most important samples of the Genesis mission.

The gold foil collector, which is expected to contain almost a million billion atoms of solar wind. According to a September 30th press realease, it "was considered the number two priority for science recovery."

Source: NASA Genesis Home
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